I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about Nine Queens is that it was a performance piece, and that's the most fun.

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I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and...

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and...

I love caper films.

I love caper films.

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business...

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim...

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me....

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me....

Well, it's 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long...

Well, it's 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long...

I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way....

I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way....

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.